6 



the towns in the counties are arranged in a connected 

 manner. It is believed that these changes in the " Notes 

 of Corre^iondents " will give the reader a more accurate idea 

 of the true condition than was possible under the former 

 system of arranging the counties alphabetically and the 

 towns in the counties in the same way. 



It is thouo^ht that these bulletins will be made more useful 

 and interesting by including each month abstracts from the 

 weekl}'^ Weather-Crop Bulletins issued by the United States 

 Department of Agriculture. Accordingly such abstracts for 

 the month of July are here inserted : — 



TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL FOR THE WHOLE COUNTRY. 

 From United States Weather-Crop Bulletixs. 



Week ending July 3. — Excess of temperature in the 

 Gulf and Pacific States ; deficiency elsewhere. General 

 deficiency in rainfall. 



Week ending July 10. — General deficiency of tempera- 

 ture. General excess in rainfall. 



Weeh ending July 17. — Excess of temperature in New 

 England and Pacific coast ; deficiency elsewhere. Areas of 

 excessive rainfalls during the past week much broken and 

 widely distributed, the largest area extending from Lake 

 Superior westward to Oregon. 



Week ending July 24. — General deficiency of tempera- 

 ture. Excess in rainfall on the Atlantic coast ; deficiency 

 elsewhere. 



Week ending July 31. — Deficiency in temperature in all 

 but Gulf and Pacific States. The month of July has been 

 cooler than usual in all districts east of the Rocky Moun- 

 tains. There has been more rain than usual for the week 

 generally along the Atlantic coast, in the interior of the 

 Southern States and at Rocky Mountain stations. 



CONDITION OF CROPS IN THIS SECTION. 

 From United States Weather-Crop Bulletins. 

 Week ending July 3, — New England : '* Very favorable 

 week, except too cold for corn. Grain stands above average. 

 Potatoes injured by drought. Apples dropping considera- 

 bly. Wild fruits abundant." 



